Spatial calibration via imaging techniques of a novel scanning system for the pulse shape characterisation of position sensitive HPGe detectors

In this work, a novel imaging technique for the spatial calibration of a gamma camera is presented. The latter is aimed for the characterisation of the charge signals of 3D-position sensitive HPGe detectors. The characterisation method itself is based on pulse shape comparison (PSC) technique. The performance of the device is improved by implementing a gamma camera or position sensitive detector (PSD). This PSD consists of a uniform LYSO scintillating crystal optically glued to a crossed-wire position sensitive photomultiplier tube (PSPMT) from Hamamatsu. The individual multianode readout (IMAR) approach is used to improve its spatial resolution and to enlarge its field of view. A Compton scattering imaging technique is implemented to perform an accurate position calibration of the gamma camera.